Ecological State of the Science Report on Decabromodiphenyl Ether (decaBDE): acronyms

List of Acronyms

B

bioaccumulative

BAF-QSAR

bioaccumulation factor - quantitative structure-activity relationship

BAF

bioaccumulation factor

BCF

bioconcentration factor

BDE

brominated dipheynyl ether

BDE209

congener form of decaBDE

BDF

brominated dibenzofuran

BDL

below detection limit

BFR

brominated flame retardant

BMF

biomagnification factor

bw

body weight

bw/d

body weight per day

CEPA 1999

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

CF

confidence factor

Ci/mol

curies/mol

cm

centimetre

CYP1A

cytochrome P4501A

d

day or days

DE

diphenyl ether

decaBDE

decabromodiphenyl ether

DL

detection limit

dw

dry weight

ECNI

electron capture negative ionization

E_D

dietary assimilation efficiency

EI

electron ionization

EVA

Experimental Value Adjustment

FID

flame ionization detector

g

grams

GC

gas chromatography

GC/MS

gas chromatography / mass spectrometry

GC-ECD

gas chromatography - electron capture detection

GI

gastrointestinal

h

hour or hours

heptaBDE

heptabromodiphenyl ether

hexaBDE

hexabromodiphenyl ether

HIPS

high-impact polystyrene

HPLC

high-performance liquid chromatography

HRGC

high-resolution mass spectrometry

HRMS

high-resolution mass spectrometry

k₂

elimination rate constant

k_E

fecal egestion rate constant

k_G

growth rate constant

kg/d

kilograms per day

k_M

metabolic rate constant

K_oa

octanol-air partition coefficient

KOAWIN

model for prediction of octanol-air partition coefficient

K_ow

octanol-water partition coefficient

k_T

total elimination rate

L

litre

Lipid

lipid weight

LRMS

low-resolution mass spectrometry

M

molarity, as the number of moles of a solute in 1 litre of solution

MDL

method detection limit

mg/d

milligrams per day

mg/kg

milligrams per kilogram

MITI

Ministry of International Trade and Industry ( Japan )

mL

millilitre

mmol/kg

millimole per kilogram

>mPa

millipascal

MMP

Molecular Modelling Pro

n

number of samples

ng/d

nanogram per day

ng/g

nanogram per gram

nm

nanometre

NMR

nuclear magnetic resonance

nonaBDE

nonabromodiphenyl ether

OC

organic carbon

octaBDE

octabromodiphenyl ether

P

persistent

PBDD

polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxin

PBDE

polybrominated diphenyl ether

PBDF

polybrominated dibenzofuran

PCB

polychlorinated biphenyl

pentaBDE

pentabromodiphenyl ether

pg/g

picogram per gram

QSAR

quantitative structure-activity relationship

QSPR

quantitative structure-property relationships

sediment BSAFs

sediment biota-sediment accumulation factors

SIM

selected ion monitoring

soil BSAFs

soil biota-soil accumulation factors

SRM

standard reference material

TCE

trichlorethane

tetraBDE

tetrabromodiphenyl ether

THF

tetrahydrofuran

TMF

trophic magnification factor

TTR

transthyretin

µg

micrograms

µg/kg

micrograms per kilogram

µg/L

micrograms per litre

µL

microlitres

µm

micrometer

µmol/kg

micromole per kilogram

UK

United Kingdom

US

United States

UV

ultraviolet

v/v

volume per volume

W

Watts

w/w

weight per weight

ww

wet weight

WWTP

wastewater treatment plant